How To Install python-pysnmp4-apps on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-apps on Debian 9. python-pysnmp4-apps is Applications for the Python SNMP library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-apps on Debian 9.

What is python-pysnmp4-apps

python-pysnmp4-apps is:

This package contains a set of SNMP applications written on top of the PYSNMP v4 package, which is written entirely in Python and is self-sufficient in terms that it does not rely on any third party tool.

There are three methods to install python-pysnmp4-apps on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pysnmp4-apps Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysnmp4-apps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pysnmp4-apps

Install python-pysnmp4-apps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysnmp4-apps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pysnmp4-apps

Install python-pysnmp4-apps Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pysnmp4-apps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pysnmp4-apps

How To Uninstall python-pysnmp4-apps on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pysnmp4-apps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pysnmp4-apps

Uninstall python-pysnmp4-apps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pysnmp4-apps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pysnmp4-apps

Remove python-pysnmp4-apps Configurations and Data

To remove python-pysnmp4-apps configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pysnmp4-apps

Remove python-pysnmp4-apps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pysnmp4-apps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pysnmp4-apps

Dependencies

python-pysnmp4-apps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pysnmp4-apps package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.